Alta-Aurelia School District has begun design considerations for the new athletic facility to replace the fitness center, wrestling room and gym in the south wing of the Alta Central Office Building. …

Alta-Aurelia School District will provide additional compensation for the Alta Elementary Building Leadership team to oversee additional administrative responsibilities as the elementary school …

Schaller-Crestland School District has retained a Sioux City architect to consult for improvements and renovations to the Schaller building. The school board has been working with FEH Architects …

Storm Lake Charter School will receive $200,000 from the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Charter Start-Up Expansion Grant program. According to a news release from Gov. Kim …

August marked a drier than normal month in Buena Vista and Cherokee counties after a spring and summer with average and above average rainfall. According to the latest water summary update …

Sioux Central School District plans to use sales tax revenue and Physical Plant and Equipment Levy to fund a $6.275 million improvement project, including a new music facility and auditorium. …

Paving of Memorial Road is set to begin this month as the project moves closer to its autumn completion date. According to a news release from the city, the roadbed of the main thoroughfare is …

Cherokee County could be the next Iowa county to implement utility-scale solar energy with a proposed project from energy provider TED Renewables to lease privately owned land for a nearly 900-acre …

The Sioux Central School District received a $7,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Education to provide resources to students and families facing homelessness. The district serves Linn Grove, …

Sac County taxpayers will be asked in the upcoming November election to approve a $10.9 million bond to replace the county’s 85-year-old jail.  The board of supervisors approved a …

Alta-Aurelia School District plans to build a new athletic facility to replace the Alta Central Office Building’s south wing that currently houses various fitness facilities. The school …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved a utility permit request from the City of Storm Lake to install a new surveillance camera just outside of city limits during their meeting Tuesday …

The Alta Community Library will not be moving into the library board-favorite Spectra building after the city council unanimously voted against purchasing the facility at its meeting last week.  …

Statewide precipitation was only slightly above average during July, a stark contrast to the record rainfall and flooding that spread across much of Northwest Iowa in June. According to the Iowa …

The Storm Lake Board of Adjustment approved a request for height variance allowing Verizon Wireless to replace and install a telecommunications tower on the Buena Vista University campus during its …

The City of Alta is urging residents of Storm Lake to stop bringing yard waste and other items to the city’s disposal area just southwest of town. Street Supt. Brad Pedersen told the city …

Company executives and federal leaders — including Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Randy Feenstra — have begun urging federal agencies to investigate the growing problem of used cooking …

Iowa Central Community College’s newest installment in Storm Lake is nearing completion, just in time for the beginning of the school year. The two-story education building that sits on …

Tyson Foods posted better than expected earnings in the third quarter on Monday amid a swoon in equities.  The Springdale, Ark.,-based meatpacker with pork and turkey plants in Storm Lake …

The Memorial Road resurfacing project remains on target for its November completion date. Contractors have taken advantage of the favorable weather conditions to complete the resurfacing and …